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During the nextfive minutes...

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Africa is experiencing thefastest growthininternetpenetration3 000%in the world.at the start of 2012

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Cell phone penetration inSouth Africa is around 100%.There are more cell phone subscribers in S.A. than there are inhabitants!

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39% of urban SouthAfricans and 27% of rural usersnow browse the internet on their phones.

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More than25% of bankcustomers inSouth Africa use cell phones for banking.

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November 2010:“Africans are among the mostprogressive in the world when it comesto mobile advertising, and clearly aheadof consumers in Europe and the USwhen it comes to adoption.”James Lamberti, InMobi(world’s largest & fastest growing mobile ad network)

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Stock market rose more than all G7 in 2010Debt to GDP ratio is one third of U.K. or U.S.Lowest interest rates for 30 yearsLargest correspondence universityOnly country to voluntarily dismantle nuclear weaponsHighest no. of houses built for the poorRated top holiday destination in the world